Door-latch.



No.886,143. PA'TENTED APR.28,/1908.

w. P. MARTBN.

DOOR LATCH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26. 1907.

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No. 886,143. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

W. P. MARTBN.

DOOR LATCH. APPLIGATIION FILED JUNE 26. 1907.

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DOOR-LATCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 26, 1907.

Patented April 28, 1908.

Serial No. 380,915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. MARTEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pine River, in the county of lVaushara, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Latches; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in door latches and it has more particular reference to a pivoted latch for swinging barn doors. 1

In connection with a door latch of the above type, the invention aims as a primary object to provide a device which shall be simple in its structural details, inexpensive to manufacture and practical and efficientinuse.

The invention aims as a further object to provide a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the details of which will appear in the course of the following description, in which reference is had to the accom anying drawings forming a part of this speci cation, like characters of reference designating similar parts throughout the several views, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the manner of use of a door latch constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of a pivoted latch element embodied in the invention. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on the line 77 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section on the line 44 of Fig. 1. Fi 5 is a horizontal section on the line 55 0 Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view of a keeper employed to engage the latch member and to hold the door in its open position. Fig. 8 is a detailed view of a keeper employed to hold the door in its open position.

Referring specifically to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 designates a barn door, the numeral 6 its frame and the numeral 7, generally, the latch comprehended in the present invention. A strap 8 is fixed to the door 5 by means of screws or other fastening means 9. At some distance from the free edge of said door, said strap has its upper end bent upon itself in spaced relation as at 10 to receive the rear end of the latch member 11, the said latch member being pivoted by means of a bolt or pin 12 projecting through the bent portion 10 and through the door and the handle 19 is mounted on the inside thereof to manipulate the latch from the interior of the barn. Upon the frame 6, adjacent the plate 15 is a keeper 20 constructed with a notch 21 which is alined with the slot 14 and with a rounded or cammed edge 22 over which the latch member 11 rides when the door is closed. The plate 15 is provided with an opening 23 and the plate 20 is provided with an opening 24 which registers with the opening 23 when the door is in its closed position. These openings are provided for the reception of the shackle of a padlock.

Upon the side of the barn and in a position to be engaged by the member 11 when the door is swung to the limit of its open movement is a keeper 25 illustrated more particularly in Fig. 7 and constructed with a flange 26 having openings 27 therein through which any suitable fastening means 28 are engaged. The forwardly projectin body portion of the keeper 25 is constructe with a notch 29 to receive the member 11 and with a curved or cam edge 30 over which said member rides. The action of the member 11 is automatic in the movement of the door in either direction as will be readily understood and said .member may be manually raised from either side of the door by virtue of the provision of the handles 13 and 19.

It is preferred to mount the keeper 25 upon a block 31 in order to compensate for the projecting handle 13 as will be readily unerstood.

The present latch is extremely simple and practical, can be readily assembled and disassembled with ordinary tools and without any particular skill or knowledge.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and efficient means are provided for accom lishing the objects of the invention, but whi e the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to serve the functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may be made in the proportions, shape and arrangement of the several parts Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a sWin ing door, and a door frame, of a strap secure to said door, said strap havin its up er end bent upon itself in spaced re ation, a atch member having one end disposed between the body of said strap and the bent portion thereof, a pivot pinengaged through said bent portion, said latch member, and said strap, a guard plate secured to the free end of said door and having a vertical slot, said latch member having its free end projecting through and beyond said slot, and a keeper secured to said door frame and projecting outwardly therefrom, said keeper having a notch in its upper edge to receive the free end of said latch member, said guard plate being adjacent to slaid keeper in the closed position of said oor.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, 25

J. W. SLATER, AUG. RODINEAL. 

